diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
index f818d00bb2c69..ffdad59ec81fc 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
@@ -910,6 +910,8 @@ static int do_xfer(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
 			      xfer->hdr.protocol_id, xfer->hdr.seq,
 			      xfer->hdr.poll_completion);
 
+	/* Clear any stale status */
+	xfer->hdr.status = SCMI_SUCCESS;
 	xfer->state = SCMI_XFER_SENT_OK;
 	/*
 	 * Even though spinlocking is not needed here since no race is possible